Relating to: exempting vehicles that are used to deliver household goods or pump septic or holding tanks from special or seasonal weight limitations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Plache, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Moore.
Assembly Bill 797
Relating to: investment and lending powers of savings institutions, the location of savings institution offices and the power of boards of directors of savings and loan associations to provide for pension and deferred compensation plans.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 830
Relating to: registration requirements for loan originators, mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 831
Relating to: the regulation of investment advisers and investment adviser representatives, the registration of securities and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 832
Relating to: in-state branches of out-of-state banks; examination of state banks and trust company banks by the division of banking; action without a meeting by a bank's board of directors; dividend rights on capital stock; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 489
Relating to: funding for railroad crossing protection improvements and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Decker.
Senate Bill 59
Relating to: classifying state probation and parole officers as protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
Passage.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Plache, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kimberly Plache
Chairperson
The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: the life and public service of Bernard Mathiowetz.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: proclaiming April 22 "Environmental Education Works for Wisconsin!" Day.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Ellis, Rude and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Charles Chvala
Chairperson
The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 372
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for property used in the maintenance of railroad tracks and rights-of-way.
Recommendation.
The Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions finds that Senate Bill 372 reflects good public policy, and the Committee recommends passage.
Referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Relating to: permitting the creation of joint local water authorities and granting rule-making authority.
Recommendation.
The Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions finds that Senate Bill 501 reflects good public policy, and the Committee recommends passage.
Joseph Wineke
Senate Chairperson
The committee on Utility Regulation reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 418
Relating to: strategic energy assessments, constraints on electric power transmission, control of certain transmission facilities by an independent system operator, the adequacy of retail electric service supplies, electric generating and transfer capacities, certification requirements applicable to certain projects proposed by public utilities, standards, permits and certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines, certain out-of-state sales of retail electric service, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures and granting rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 2 - Senators
Moen and Clausing.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Shibilski, Rude, Welch and Farrow.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 24, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Consumers Union of United States Inc
Subject(s): Issues relating to the conversion of non-profit health care entities to for-profit status and issues relating to the community benefits provided by non-profit health care entities.
Bianco, Diana
Finishing Group The
Subject(s): Tax policy and areas related to post-production activities.
Boxer, Barbara K
Pickart, Joseph A.
Hydro-Platers Inc
